tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post774228088826596717..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Set Design: Ekkremes 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-1847759588242171992012-11-16T11:12:23.704-05:002012-11-16T11:12:23.704-05:00When ~ ETB, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each col...When ~ ETB, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each colorless mana spent casting it.<br />1G — 2/2<br />3G — 2/2<br />2/G 2/G — 2/2<br /><br />Barry's Land?<br /><br />Flux Land<br />T: Add 1 to your mana pool. If your life total is odd, add one mana of any color to your mana pool instead.<br /><br />Pulse Land<br />Spells costs up to 1 less to cast.<br /><br />Drought Shaman 1G<br />1/1 Elf Shaman<br />Whenever you cast a spell, gain 1 life for each colorless mana spent casting it.<br /><br />We've had numerous sets bent around two-color, three-color or five-color matters, but none that really push mono-color. That idea gets tossed around some on sites like this one and there are different ways to execute it. One way is to increase the prevalence and worth of colorless mana, thus making the default two-color Limited deck less viable. Might be terrible, IDK, but it seems like a path worth considering for Ekkremes.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-14590752445262082712012-11-14T00:52:47.522-05:002012-11-14T00:52:47.522-05:00I think Surge is present because Jacob tried to ke...I think Surge is present because Jacob tried to keep the idea of an artifact side and a non-artifact side (which is another good way to differentiate this set from The two Mirrodin blocks). It's pretty much the same as the artifact theme of Esper vs. the unrelated mechanics of the other Alara shards.Circeushttp://forums.mtgsalvation.com/member.php?u=103318noreply@blogger.com